npm i package version code example

Example 1: npm check package version

local packages:
~$ npm list

globally installed packages:
~$ npm list -g

specific package:
~$ npm list <package>

Example 2: install node modules

// Install as a dependency
npm install --save packageName
// OR
npm install --save package1 package2
// OR
npm install --save package@version
// OR
npm i -s packageName

// Install as a dev-dependency
npm install --save-dev package@version
// OR
npm i -D packageName

//Install globally
npm install --global packageName
//OR
npm i -g packageName

// You might need SU access on macos/linux to install globally

Example 3: npm package version

// How to increment your project version
Ex: 1.0.0

* npm version patch ---> 1.0.1
* npm version minor ---> 1.1.0
* npm version major ---> 2.0.0

npm version [<newversion> | major | minor | patch | premajor | 
preminor | prepatch | prerelease [--preid=<prerelease-id>] | from-git]

Example 4: npm update package.json version field by code

# From 1.0.0 -> 1.0.1
npm version patch 

# From 1.0.1 -> 1.1.0
npm version minor

# From 1.1.0 -> 2.0.0
npm version major